ferropericlase

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noun

Any of a class of minerals, mixed oxides of magnesium and iron, that are abundant in the earth's lower mantle (second only to perovskite)

OriginEnglish periclase ← Latin ferrum ← Old Latin *fersom →
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Meanings

nounferropericlase (plural ferropericlases)

plural ferropericlases

  1. chemistryAny of a class of minerals, mixed oxides of magnesium and iron, that are abundant in the earth's lower mantle (second only to perovskite)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
magnesiowüstite

Origin

  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Englishpericlase
  5. Englishferropericlase

From ferro- + periclase.

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